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DISP Readiness

Want to work with Defence? Membership of the Defence Industry Security Program is the gate. We give defence-adjacent businesses an honest, structured path to DISP membership across governance, personnel, physical and cyber security.

DISP  /  Essential Eight ML2  /  ISM-aligned

// what it is

The security bar you clear before you can bid

The Defence Industry Security Program (DISP) lets businesses work with Defence and access sensitive or classified information. Membership requires demonstrated security across four domains — governance, personnel, physical and ICT/cyber — and the requirements are real. We won’t pretend approval is fast; we’ll give you a credible path and the evidence to support it.

// what we deliver

What DISP readiness involves

DISP gap assessment

Assess your current state against the membership requirements across all four security domains.

Governance & personnel

Security officer roles, policies, personnel security and the governance DISP expects.

Cyber & Essential Eight uplift

Lift your ICT security and Essential Eight maturity to the required level.

Documentation & evidence

Prepare the security documentation and evidence the application requires.

Membership application support

Guidance through the application and assessment process.

// faq

Frequently asked questions

What is DISP?

The Defence Industry Security Program — membership lets your business work with Defence and handle sensitive or classified information.
It’s not fast. Depending on readiness and entry level, it can take several months — we give you an honest timeline up front.
Yes — DISP has cyber requirements, and Essential Eight maturity (often ML2) is part of demonstrating them.
It depends on the work you’re pursuing — we help you target the right entry level and membership category.
// next step

Get on a credible path to DISP.

Book a call and we’ll assess your readiness and map the steps to membership — without the false promises.